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Tosh 32WD98 Tv - problems anyone?

simple (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 2nd February 2001, 06:34

Just bought the tv a few weeks ago and am having a couple of problems - can`t decide wether these are `faults` or just `characteristics` of a poorly designed tv.

1.
Every once in a while, when switching on the set, the sound is completely destorted. Changing channels cures it straight away?

2.
On teletext, using the page up or down buttons, sometimes the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th page only partly appears. What you get is only half or even a quarter of a page, and no fastext icons at the bottom. It can take 2 or 3 minutes for the full page to appear, even though the numbers at the top of the screen have stopped moving (indicating it has already found the page). I visited a retailer, who had the identical model on display, his did this too - coincidence? I have never come across such a problem on any other tv, even other toshiba`s.

3.
Playing back a videotape on a Tosh V829, I quite often get the `teletext id banner` appearing at the bottom of the screen every 5 or 10 minutes, which is most annoying. This video never did this with a Pana 29" or indeed my two Tosh portable tv`s.

Anyone got the 32WD98 or similar?

I think probs 2 and 3 are down to a cr*p text decoder.

Any views or comments are most welcome

RE: Tosh 32WD98 Tv - problems anyone?

SNOOPY (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 2nd February 2001, 10:39

I`ve got a 32WD98 TV which i`ve had for 5 months now. I`ve never had the sound problems you mention.
The teletext problem i`ve not really noticed either as I don`t use it that much, I had noticied sometimes it doesn`t load the page properly and I always retyped the page number ans it`s been ok.
Playing back a videotape I have noticed very occasionly the channel name appear at the bottom of the screen for a second or two, but this is rare, certainly not every 5-10 minutes.

Overall I`m very pleased with this TV, my only problem is that the picture keeps defaultin to autosize when I turn the channels over and when I fast forward through adverts when watching video`s even when it was set on wide. Have you come accross this? Do you know how to stop this?

Hope this helps

RE: Tosh 32WD98 Tv - problems anyone?

R.Baldwin (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 3rd February 2001, 20:54

Have you noticed if the clock stops then jumps and restarts if it does you need your aerial setting up and it would affect any video tapes recorded from the aerial.Alot of tv with teletext will flash up details if they lose the picture sync signal.And a duff tape or signal will do the same thing with a video signal viewed on a tv .It is common on tvs with teletext for the odd missing letters or words anymore than that and the signal must be bad have the aerial set with a meter.

R.B

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